JEDD hearing set for July 30

Rowan

The township has scheduled a public hearing this month to talk about setting up a Joint Economic Development District for the Liberty Nursing Health Care of Colerain.

The hearing is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, in the Trustees' Chamber at the Colerain Township Government Complex, 4200 Springdale Road. Colerain Township Administrator Jim Rowan said the township may have other items on the agenda at the special meeting.

Last year, township trustees decided to establish a joint economic development district to help pay for infrastructure costs for the Liberty Nursing Health Care of Colerain project at Livingston and Blue Rock roads. Colerain Township Economic Development Director Frank Birkenhauer said the nursing center will bring about 100 jobs to the township.

Rowan said while this JEDD is only for the nursing center, the township's financial advisory committee recommended the township study a larger JEDD to generate revenue to help offset funding losses and perhaps ease the tax burden on property owners.

"The committee's recommendation was that we pursue a larger JEDD, perhaps all of Colerain Avenue, and we are in the process of a study which should be complete by the end of the year," he said.

Colerain will partner with Cheviot to collect a 2 percent income tax from the employees of the health care center if the JEDD is approved. Cheviot City Council has already approved the JEDD.

Colerain and Cheviot would divide the money generated by the JEDD, with the the city keeping 10 percent (an estimated $8,000 per year) and the township receiving 90 percent (estimated at $72,000 per year). The township share pays for the infrastructure, and once that project is paid for, the township's share then goes into its general fund.

Birkenhauer said the JEDD money will extend sewer lines to the project at an estimated cost of $300,000. The proposed JEDD is projected to generate about $80,000 annually once the nursing care facility opens.

The township will use $50,000 a year for six years to pay off the infrastructure costs, with the remaining $22,000 going into the general fund.

The township expects the life of the JEDD to be 99 years.

Residents can see the proposed JEDD agreement and a description and map of the area covered by the economic development plan at the Colerain Township Administration Building, 4200 Springdale Road, during daily business hours until the public hearing.

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JEDD hearing set for July 30

The township has scheduled a public hearing this month to talk about setting up a Joint Economic Development District for the Liberty Nursing Health Care of Colerain.